Setting options

callingWidgetWithSetOptions

myClicker.clicker( { currentValue: 100 } );
newCurrentValue = myClicker.clicker("currentValue");
alert(newCurrentValue);

console.log

setting [currentValue]: 100 
update 

setOption.js

(function ($) {
    $.widget("custom.clicker", {

        // Default options.
        options: {
            startingValue: 0,
            _currentValue : 0
        },
        
        // code omitted

        _setOption: function (key, value) {
            console.log("setting [" + key + "]: " + value);
            this.options[key] = value;
            // calls my "private" method
            this._update();
        },

        // Wiget Factory makes methods that begin with _ private and 
        // are not exposed to consumers
        _update: function () {
            console.log("update");
            this.element.text("The current value is " + this.options._currentValue);
        }
    });
}(jQuery));